Torino is an international city excelling in innovation in the field of education, culture, economic diversification and tourism.

It’s a city with an inclination for technological assets which looks at the opportunities provided by future economy, always ready to develop a great international dimension.

Torino has a network of bilateral relations in the fields of trade, culture, tourism and cooperation and it holds twinning and agreements with 35 cities in the world.

The City is partner of several global networks and associations fostering new relations allowing for the exchange of best practices and promotion opportunities.

Torino is a strategic city for the United Nations and other major international organisations: for more than 50 years now, the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation (ITC-ILO), the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) and the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) have been sharing the UN Campus in Torino with the common goal of promoting dialogue, knowledge and skills development to address global challenges as far as rights and labour are concerned.

Torino is also home to 3 Consulates General (Romania, Morocco, Peru) and 44 Honorary Consulates.

The International Relations Office supports the Mayor and the City Council in consolidating and strengthening the heritage of international relations with other cities around the world through:

• an active presence in strategic networks
• the strengthening of ties with other foreign cities   
  • exchange projects with sister and friend cities
  • signing of new cooperation agreements
• institutional activities   
  • welcoming foreign delegations 
  • running the Mayor's agenda during his missions abroad
  • relations with the diplomatic and consular corps